The Eastern side of Rameses II's columnade with standing statues of the Pharaoh between the columns. Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt

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Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the River Nile in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was founded in 1400 BC. Known in the Egyptian language as ipet resyt, or "the southern harem", the temple was dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut, and Chons and was built during the New Kingdom, the focus of the annual Opet Festival, in which a cult statue of Amun was paraded down the Nile from nearby Karnak Temple (ipet-isut) to stay there for a while, with his consort Mut, in a celebration of fertility – whence its name.

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Size: 5200px × 3444px
Location: Luxor Temple, east bank of the River Nile in the city of Luxor (ancient Thebes)
Photo credit: © SCFotos - Stuart Crump Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: colonnade, columnade, egypt, luxor, temple, thebes